A three-year-old girl was severely injured and was taken to hospital along with her mother.

A man in his 30s, who was driving the other car, was also taken to hospital after he was knocked out during the crash.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “A man in his thirties who was a lone driver of one of the cars was initially unconscious and was trapped.

“With the help of the fire service, he was rapidly cut free from his car. He had serious leg injuries and was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire which had been put on alert in anticipation of his arrival.

“In the other car were a three year old girl and her mother who is in her thirties. The girl had facial injuries and neck and back pain. An assessment from the MERIT trauma doctor also raised concerns about her condition and, having been immobilised, she was taken to the same hospital under alert.

“Her mother had abdominal pains and travelled in the same ambulance as her daughter to the same hospital.”

Two ambulance crews, a paramedic and the trauma team - including a doctor and critical care practitioner - were all sent to help the injured trio.